A review of Robert Broom's therapsid holotypes: Have they survived the test of time?

Palaeontologia Africana

Volumn , Issue 39, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Wyllie, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mammalian evolution; Robert Broom; Therapsid holotypes; Therapsida; Validity

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; HOMINIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA; REPTILIA; THERAPSIDA;

EID: 2542610907     PISSN: 24104418     EISSN: 24104418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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